The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:19
Remainest ; better, art enthroned. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:19
Consolation in the supremacy of God. The Divine supremacy is often regarded as a topic of dread rather than as one of comfort. The awful throne towers above poor humanity, sublime and majestic, and men turn from it to seek refuge at the humbler footstool of mercy. But the writer of this elegy finds deep satisfaction in contemplating the supreme and eternal government of God. I. THERE IS CONSOLATION IN THE FACT THAT GOD IS ENTHRONED . Above the tumult, above the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:19
The eternal throne. The believer in God has this great advantage over the atheist and the agnostic—he has a firm conviction that all things are under the control and rule of a wise, righteous, and benevolent King, who reigns both in heaven and on earth. Afflictions, personal and relative, may distress his mind; calamities may overwhelm his imagination and baffle his reason; but he has this consolation—he knows that the Lord remains forever on his throne. I. GOD 'S ETERNAL THRONE ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:19-22
FINAL APPEAL TO GOD FOR THE REVERSAL OF THE JUDGMENT . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:19-22
The only resource acknowledged to be in God. It will be felt that this prayer is a fitting conclusion to the book. What could be more proper than that these people, having looked all around with an ever-deepening sense of loss and humiliation, should now look above? Upon earth, in strength or skill of man, there is nothing to be looked for; if anything is to be got, it is by looking to heaven. I. AMID ALL THESE CHANGES THE CONTINUANCE OF JEHOVAH IS PERCEIVED .... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:20
Wherefore dost thou forget us, etc.? The poet does not say," Wherefore hast thou forgotten us?" One of the psalmists, indeed, does go so far ( Psalms 74:1 ); but the poet of this lamentation, with a more tender and trustful reserve, adopts the tense of feeling (the imperfect) in preference to that of fact (the perfect), and asks, "Wherefore dost thou [to my feeling] forget us? Wherefore, if Jehovah's power is still unbroken, does he allow Israel to feel herself forsaken?" The fact is... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:20
Questioning God. I. IT IS NATURAL THAT WE SHOULD WISH TO KNOW THE PURPOSE OF GOD 'S DEALINGS WITH US . There is no subject for inquiry that touches us more nearly or that affects us in such important matters. God's treatment of us concerns our highest welfare for time and eternity. It is in all the experience of life—our many blessings, our varied trials, our greatest prosperity, and our heaviest trouble. Surely it is natural that we should ask whither are... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:21
Turn thou us, etc. Not "bring us back to thee," i.e. to the sacred land (as Thenius), for it is not a speech of the exiles, but of the Jews left behind, at least for the present, in Judea. "Turn thou us" means "Bring us into a state of reconciliation with thee" The next petition, Renew our days as of old, means, "Restore the old happy mode of life, each man with his own vine and his own fig tree, undisturbed by the fear of invasion, and rejoicing in the sense of the favour of Jehovah."... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:21
Renewal. When they do not lead to improvement lamentations are profitless, though they may be unavoidable. It is vain to mourn the past if our grief does not help us to make the future better. Sorrow for sin is good only when it leads to an active repentance. It is therefore necessary that a true consideration of the miserable condition into which evil living has brought us should rouse an earnest desire for a new and better life. I. RENEWAL MUST BE THE WORK OF GOD . The... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Lamentations 5:17-18
These verses form a transition to the final appeal. The thought of the desolation of Zion overwhelms the spirit of the poet. But he will soon be able to lift himself up again when he recalls the sublime truth of the inviolable security of Israel's God. Foxes ; rather , jackals. read more